Collapsible coop.



A. P. WILLOUGHBY.

COLLA'PSIBLE COOP,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1914.

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A. P. WILLOUGHBY.

COLLAPSIBLE COOP.

APPLICATION EILED JUNE 12, 1914.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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ALFORD PERVIS WILLOUG'HBY, OF OIiNEY, TEXAS ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM D. BOLDING, OF OLNEY, TEXAS.

ooLLAPsIBLn coo'r.

Specification of Lease r'ateat'.

Patented Aug. 31, 1:915.

Application fil ed'lun e 12, 1914. Serial 1V 0'. $44,677.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, Anronn PERVIS W'IL-nonGiiBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olney, in thecounty of Young and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulCollapsible Coop; and I- do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it a-pp'ertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a new and useful collapsible chicken coop.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved coo'p of thisnature having a skeleton top and provided with collapsible side and endpieces, the said top having guldesto receive lateral projections of theside pieces; to not only guide the side pieces when collapsing, but alsoguide the top.

Another object of the invention is to provide a collapsible chicken coopcomprising simple and efficient and practical features of construction.

practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations; falling. within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features andcombination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown the drawings and claimed:

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved coopconstructed in accordance' with the invention. view; Fig. 3 is an endview. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44; of F ig. 1. Fig. 5 is atransverse sectional view showing the coop collapsed; Fig. 6 is alongitudinal sectional view showing the coop collapsed. Fig. 7 is a sideview of another-form of coop. Fig. 8 is an end view. Fig. 9 is atransverse sectional view showing the coop collapsed. Fig. 10 is alongitudinal sectional view showing the coop collapsed. Fig. 11 is aplan view of the" coop shown Fig 7. I

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base member, to which theside and end pieces 2 and 3 are hingedly connected by means ofstaples 1. It will be observed that the frames 5 of the side pieces areconstructed of two pieces of wire material, one piece 6 forms the bottomrail of the frame of each side piece and portions of the end rails 7while the other piece 8 forms the top rail 9 of each side piece, theportions 10 of the piece 8 are twisted about the end rails of the piece6, as shown. The extremities of Fig. 2 is a side the end rails" of thepiece 6 are extended laterally and designated by the numeral 11, andoperable in guides 12 of the top 13, thereby not only guiding the topwhen the same is collapsed, but also guiding the side pieces- The lowerrail of the'piece 6 of each side s formed in loops as shown at 14;extending laterally from the side, to contact with the base 1 when theside is in a vertical position. The sides are provided with longitudinaland vertical wires 15 and 16.

The top is contructed with a rectangular shaped frame, the longitudinaland transverse portions 17 and 18 of which are hooked together as shownat 19. The longitudinal portions 17 are braced and reinforced by therods or wire parts 20. Extending longitudinally transversely andsubstantially central-1y of the top and intersecting are bracing andreinforcing members 21 and 22 linked together as at 23 where theyintersect. These members 21 and 22 consist of twisted wire, which mergeinto and form parts of the rectangular frame of the top. The rectangularframe of thetop is provided with additional longitudinal and transversewires 24 and 25', thereby forming a meshwork corer or top, which isprovided with an opening 26 and a closure 27 therefor hinged at 28,there being a sliding bar 28 to; secure the closure in a lockedposition. The end pieces are constructed of single lengths of wire, toform their rectangular frames, the end portions of these lengths ofwire" are twisted together, as shown at 28. The lower rails of the endpieces 3 are hingedly connected to the base 1 by the staples 3'0, andare formed into laterallyext-ending loops 31 to engage the base 1 tolimit the end pieces in their vertical position. The frames of the endpieces 3 are provided with longitudinal and transverse wires 32 angaiarwire latches -34 h'iirgedly connected to the top as shown at 36. Eachlatch is so constructed, as to arch or straddle the longitudinal centralreinforcing or bracing member, so as to act as abutments to hold theupper rails of the end pieces 3 against the inner portions of the guidesof the side pieces, thereby not only holding the end pieces Vertically,but at the same time holding the entire structure of coop rigid or firm.The side portions of the latches may be bent toward each other, to 11 ehold them in position.

Referring to Figs. 7 to inclusive it will be observed that the side andend pieces are constructed of rectangular wood frames havinglongitudinal and transverse wires 36 and 37. The wood frames 38 arehingedly connected to the base 1 as shown at 39. In these figures asWell as in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the end pieces swing or collapsebetween the side pieces, and the side pieces collapse inwardly and uponthe end pieces. Also in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive the top is constructedof a rectangular Wood frame having longitudinal and transverse wires 40and 41, which are so arranged as to form an opening 42 through which thefowl may be inserted into the coop, there being suitable hinged closure4% and a slide bar to hold the same closed, the slide bar beingdesignated by the numeral 45. The side and end rails 47 and 48 cf therectangular frame 49 of the top extend down far enough to be engaged bythe sides and ends of the coop. The sides of the coop in Figs. 7 to 10inclusive have laterally extending wire projections 50 extending throughthe slot 51 of the end portions of the top, thereby not only guiding thetop and end pieces relative to each other when the coop is beingcollapsed, but also anchoring the top to the end pieces. Pivoted to twoof the transverse wires of the top in Figs. 7 to 10 are latches 52similarly constructed to the latches hereinbefore referred to andperforming the same functions.

In all the figures of the drawing the longitudinal portions or rails ofthe top of the coop are provided with hingedly connected hooks 541-, toengage eyes 55 of the base to hold the several parts of the coop intheir collapsed form.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A collapsible coop comprising a base member, side, end and toppieces constructed of wire rectangular frames having longitudinal andtransverse wires, said side and end pieces being hingedly connected tothe base, the sides being constructed of two pieces of wire having theirend portions twisted together, the extremities of one of the wire piecesof each side being extended laterally,

the top piece having reinforcing means and end guides to receive thelateral extremities of the side pieces, to guide the side and top piecesrelative to each other when collapsing or distending the coop structure,the end pieces being adapted to collapse inwardly between the sidepieces, and the side pieces upon the end pieces, said top having wirelatches hingedly connected thereto and adapted to arch one of thereinforcing means of the top and assume positions in the path of the endpieces to hold the same against the inner portions of the guides to holdthe structure erect and rigid, the opposite sides of the latches beingforced together to lock them in place.

2. A collapsible coop comprising a base member, side, end and top piecesconstruct ed of wire rectangular frames having longitudinal andtransverse wires, said side and end pieces being hingedly connected tothe base, the sides being constructed of two pieces of wire having theirend portions twisted together, the extremities of one of the wire piecesof each side being extended laterally, the top piece having reinforcingmeans and end guides to receive the lateral extremities of the sidepieces, to guide the side and top pieces relative to each other whencollapsing or distending the coop structure, the end pieces beingadapted to collapse inwardly between the side pieces, and the sidepieces upon the end pieces, said top having wire latches hingedlyconnected thereto and adapted to arch one of the reinforcing means ofthe top and assume positions in the path of the end pieces to hold thesame against the inner portions of the guides to hold the structureerect and rigid, the opposite sides of the latches being forced togetherto lock them in place, the lower rails of the side and end pieces havinglater ally extending loops to engage the base to hold the side and endpieces erect.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFORD PERVIS WILLOUGHBY.

Witnesses:

CHAs. W. STALEY, J. W. JOHNSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

